"M Building". It replaced sixteen older portable classrooms. The M Building has social science classrooms, four state of the art science rooms, and math classrooms. Off the upper level "senior parking lot" are 20 portable classrooms. These rooms are primarily English classrooms, but there is a mix of math, science, and ROP classes as well. There are two gyms, the "large gym" and "small gym", that were newly remodeled in 2006. Capistrano Valley has 180, in permanent buildings and 19, in relocatable buildings. There are 200, of buildings on the entire campus. Capistrano Valley has the least amount of square footage in portable buildings of the district high schools, and also the least amount of total square footage (though this school has the lowest enrollment in the district). CVHS also boasts one of the largest high school swimming pools at 50 meters long. There are three soccer fields, six tennis courts, two softball fields, two baseball fields and a turf football field and track in the stadium. Academics CVHS is one of two high schools in Capistrano Unified School District and one of 180 in the USA and Canada to be an International Baccalaureate School. Since 1995, it is also home to the Academy of Technology, Math, and Science (ATMS), a challenging program intended to serve and promote students who have demonstrated exceptional ability, interest, and/or aptitude in the areas of mathematics, science, or technology. Elective choices at CVHS are unusually rich and include 4-year elective sequences in Environmental Engineering, Product Design and Development, Spanish for Spanish Speakers, and AVID, among a list of more conventional offerings. The school has a strong Model United Nations program that functions as a student-operated club and an elective class. MUN emulates the activities of the real United Nations, with students representing delegates from nations all over the world who discuss, debate, and propose solutions to international issues. Counselors work with students to help them stay college bound if that is their desire. Strong emphasis is put on both career and college preparatory courses. CVHS is part of the AAA (Accelerated Academic Achievement) Program. The school's API is 843, making it a CA Exemplary High School. CVHS is the district's northern magnet campus due to the presence of the International Baccalaureate (IB) program and the most established AP programs in the northern portion of the district. CVHS has had a pass rate of 96%